Laurel Daily Argus, The (Newspaper) - June 21, 1912, Laurel, Mississippi a PR V. 1 VOL. 198 THE Established Consolidated THE Established Mi 1811. JUNE FIVE CENTS A COPY STANDS BY WORK OF CREDENTIALS TEE 569 TO 499. Roosevelt Leader Complains that Committee Denied Minority Time to Prepare its Working a IDAHO AND WISCONSIN DESERT ROOSEVELT June p. m. Roosevelt forces were 3? worse ever on second roll call to table a mi- 3f report of the credentials The vote resulted 605 to 463. Idaho and Wisconsin ed and voted against the velt June Republican convention was called to order by Chairman Root at exactly o'clock this the delay be- ing occasioned by the credentials which was in session ajl and which had disposed of one-half of the seventy-two con- T. of sub- mitted the committee report favoring the sealing of the Taft delegates in the Alabama con- R. of submitted a report ing the seating of the Roosevelt statement de- clared that a majority of the era committee refused the re of the Roosevelt for time to prepare a detailed mi- Governor Hadley made a motion to substitute the mi- report for the majority re- James E. the floor moved to table the ley A roll call was Heney asked whether or not the seventy-two contested would be allowed to vole on Chairman Root ruled that only the two Alabama whose eases were at would be eluded The motion to table prevailed by vote of to 499, ten delegates itt Taft's majorities on the test ballots were 56 and AT I 5 ALL SHOUTING Prett June the fourth day of national con- promises The afternoon session is De- voted a tedious and wrangle over the reports of the which are com- ing and are being tled the same The committee is giving Taft every contested And the convention is backing the action of the The test vote on first Alabama contest shows that the Roosevelt element has actually lost Taft men say reaction has set and that the longer the nomination Is delayed the larger will be Taft's That Roosevelt is out of the no one least so far as this is adherents may organize a third and Roosevelt may head the is another and different It is not believed now that a bolt will take and a great many of the Roosevelt adherents admit that they prefer to wait until after the convention before launching their third If conservative is nominated at then the progressives believe they can get together and they there is little hope of Republican either toe the reactionary or progressive The credentials committee may complete its work this after- Every effort is being made toward that The members have not slept a wink since night before last and some of them are They will either finish this afternoon or adjourn until which would make it almost impossible for the tion to get through with its work before Taft may be nominated or tomorrow It may be- later in the day before this But this matters since it is generally conceded that he is. to be the booms aro though there is a large ment which is still of the opinion that the nomination of a new man is the only way in which the party can be saved from ignominious de- feat m Theodore Roosevelt is Out of the Delegates Are Impatient BETTING TWO TO ONE THAT TAFT WILL WIN June on fit the of tne convention ihas and the favorite odds are two to be Some Roosevelt money is still offered at but it is and most of the Colonel's backers want three and four to one for their Several wagers were laid at 10 to 1 that Roosevelt will bolt June the in- indictments returned afternoon was one against Rev. M. a Methodist who had a fight with tice of the Peace F. M. stone three months since and cut so severely that his life was despaired of for a The arose over a row two children belonging to the two families Honeycutt is over six feet tall and weighs 200 Featherstone Ts 5 feet and weighs 120 Honeycutt has been under bond since the Tho date of trial has not yet been THREE BIG June io the fifteenth Republican convention weary of protracted skirmishing by the Taft and have brought their leaders to a tion that the proceedings must be pushed In every way affairs are being so shaped to have the convention conclude its labors tomorrow but many believe that it will be ued into next The managers of the where sions are being have notified the convention that ihe hall may be needed for other purposes Taft Strong The opening of the fourth day of COMMITTEE MAKING LITTLE the convention finds President Taf the strong with the bility of a as the ond in better With regard to this Colone Roosevelt is considered out of the Roosevelt is Repeated efforts have been maae to secure a from velt regarding his future bu he dismisses all inquiries with the statement that he is in the hands o the people who want a square deal Outside of nia and it is dieted that Roosevelt would little support on any proposition that might affect the the men who followed June 6 o'clock this after an all-night the credentials committee had settled only fourteen of the two he committee Had on its own in- All were decided in favor Taft The contests decided the Fourth four delegates at four delegates at large and district Five members of woo voted for in all other contests voted for ihe Roosevelt delegates in the California Two States for June credentials continuing its all-night session without this afternoon at o'clock decided the Kentucky cases in favor of PRICES 5c v Make Vole June 21 majority report on the Alabama eases was adopted without roll M BE June house judiciary committee today voted unanimously to report the articles of impeachment against Judge of the commerce who has been under investigation for alleged misbehavior in tion with coal Tennis and Walace Co. of the good things for wiches Pimento Flavored Olives Stuffed with Richelieu best of all baked by The forecast for Probably fair not much change in For buffi and Me parta fop Ntw Crop Just Received T. The Feed Man You can always find bargains at Bristol Casting Rods and Reels a Wallace Drug Co. Harvard June Harvard wins the freshman boat race by two and varsi fours the exhaustion of their timber Jones county will probably lose two are expected soon to wind shut their The Hull at is now ing the last of the timber and unless a new tract is purchased will shut down very Eu- reka Lumber at is likewise cutting its last and the men are already curing positions some ol them having come to The people of these communities regret the loss of these SAYS HE HAS BEEN GUILTY OF NO INTENTIONAL EMPLOYS June A. W. of Harrison who was yesterday and arrested on the charge of altering the law ating the new county of which was to be carved out of tions of Harrison and Perry at once made bond in the sum of and employed Messrs. Burch and noted criminal lawyers of the local to defend Senator Bond takes the tion thai while he may have violated the he was only correcting a manifest clerical as he make the conform to what was the proper He insists on an early but the earliest dale that could be fixed was July 8, on account Governor who is a ial witness in the case and who will be back from trip east until about that Senator Bond in- sists that doing and believes a jury will declare W. J. BRYAN WILL OPPOSE TON B. FOR For the First Time in the History of the Democratic One gro Delegate Will Ask for a Seat in ARREST OF NEGRO PRIZE Eft WILL NOT PREVENT COMING June negro his were today federal grand jury for smuggling a diamond purchased white they were Johnson be allowed to give so the July will not to interfered June J. L. Johnson has announced thai the faculty of Mississippi Wo an's of this place has been aad is as L. Mrs. Mae Waller lady principal IKi L. E. 0. P Miss Latin and Otta J. director of Mariah primary Miss Mary flue Mfes Edna and J. L. modern A few assistants have not yet been oyster shell for bens laying pr six doses m wMl b any cate of ana it on the better than and gripe or can't get one for ire June nor Bilbo this morning issued a pardon to A. of Clarke who was convicted a year and a half ago in Clarke for years to penitentiary for breach of trust The petition was signed by the of the entire in wakh Boley and by ministers and who believed and that he had been punished Botey has a wife and one The for his release was to penitentiary inf. nice to the Laurel will see that you get They If Mid will foot Md your by SL your lamb try uce at the Laurel of bug and worm or 21 cento at Seruggs for can buy muslin un- at Tate's than ILL BUY WEEVILS Today tbe offer of one cent apiece for boll weevils in Laurel but in order to encourage the ers in the effort to it will be continued 1st Mr. J. R. at the mers and Traders will con- payments for all carried to hini until that when the offer will Dr. Hughes that there is not more than two to tha average and that if all of these could he a full crop of. cotton would tw i A undated June Several members of the arrangement com- yesterday selected Judge Alton B. of New for temporary chairman of the Democratic national de- clared today that the Democratic national committee would ratify their Willam J. of will arive hero to lead the fight against Judge Both sides admit that the fight will probably be carried to the floor of the con- and will be precipitated immediately on the opening of convention The struggle will be between the conservatives and the The leaders for both sides say that they will The New York delegation is re- ported to have prepared planks for the but what they are has nbl been Among the delegates to the con- for the first lime in tory of the Democratic it ife will be a He corneS from and much tion is being indulged in to how he will be Contests for inc. Seventh of Texas been filed with the national Wilson supporters awakened morning to find Baltimore gayly decorated with orange and black They at it must bo a tribute but later they Maryland's as well as of are orange and June Henry the famous editor of the Louisville in a telegram to Chairman man E. of the national cratic declares that there is no fair objection to B. Parker for temporary Colonel Watterson pleads for mony at the Baltimore He expresses the hope that Bryan will not become the by foxing fight against Judge Parker on the floor of want he repetition disgraceful at Bryan Fighting June Parker as a Colonel Bryan today telegraphed a number of prominent Democrats them to join with him in an effort to prevent the election of Judge ton B. Parker as temporary man of the Baltimore He declared the convention would be overwhelmingly progressive ami that a progressive chairman be temporary In place of chicken try the Tunna Fish to be only at Laurel Special reduced on muslin underwear at Tale Croquet to 12.50 at Wallace Drug Oysters are out of bwt the Laurel the Crab
